Political Engagement Project

The Political Engagement Project's primary vision is to expand and update a curricular plan with student learning outcomes that will demonstrate increased student awareness of and engagement in political systems and processes past the first year, create and strengthen partnerships that lead to more coordination between curricular and co-curricular activities to enhance political activism by students, faculty and staff, encourage political activism among undergraduate students that leads to an increase in political leadership and participation on and off campus, develop students' understanding of political and social engagement as a life-long responsibility of all citizens and create and strengthen partnerships with other educational institutions and communities that lead to activities that enhance political activism by students, faculty and staff.

Illinois State University was the first to receive Political Engagement Project Program of Excellence Award sponsored by the New York Times & the National American Democracy Project.

For more information about political engagement, please contact Carl Palmer.